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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...intended to escape into the forests and mountains around Paphos that he had known as a young shepherd. But then, he recalled later, "I decided I could serve my people better if I went abroad to rally international support against the Greek junta." Through India's General Dewan Prem Chand, commander of the 2,188-man United Nations forces on Cyprus, Makarios arranged for an R.A.F. helicopter to take him out of Paphos to a British base on the island.' Before he left, however, he made a brief broadcast over the Paphos radio station, which had rechristened itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CYPRUS: Big Troubles over a Small Island | 7/29/1974 | See Source »

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